New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-27
cLErGYvEy on rHr llGoH Question:

DIVISION OF OPINION A. 10 GEORGES LAND
THEoRY-kINp WORDS FOR M'GiYNN.
An interesting meeting OF cicrcymen OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church held Yesterday IN the lecture DOM
ofCalvary Chapel. IN East Twenty -thrdst The meet
ing wa. called FOR discussion OF the labor question
under the OF the chnrchs Association for the
Advancement Of the Interests Of LABOR. Tue Rev DIR
BENJAMIN f. DeCosta the rector of II John the Eyangc
lists Church. is the president 81 the aSso-
citation About nny weilEnown Episcopal
clsrgymen OF the city were present and
several lAymen Among the former were the Rev Dr'
Tiffany. Baker. Darlington. Dorman, Wilson, klinher
Turtle kinney. Mitchell. Aukete Archdeacon Mckay
smith the Rev Father Huntington Bishop Huntington.
OF entr,l Ncu-YorL. aud the Eevs Mr. Wsner. Nhta
kcr BOWS. Tompkius. Boses. Duffy Perkins HHil',
Goodwin. Roberts Dunnel aud Townsend
Tie object of the meeting wa, then set forih as fol
lows:
The Church Association the Advancement 81 the inter
estso Labor Lei~vins that ne o'erG, an' LAX "i ihI
chuch should bscot' !er,Pn5iy "'r, ' ,hc,y ,o Of
Tie o. The ISSUES presented AMI soui De prepared to
foIlowins i,ae Pies ami mehc'. lis members,
PRINCIPLES.
f.o the essence teaching o. Jcsu. Christ HAT tod
Goa :. the Sc ossssoi Of and IT. fac-s
le.ns the exercise OF boly MIND ant SPIN 10 HE
brola,lue and ~'cvain- oi huu'" 20" ""J OF every
T,Gcr o., t,. denncl should be The standard Of social
Wien the pIyacy intended ogpor' TO- Labor : sycn
M
ing mi de,tinton % Pee ip' ovcl
METHODS.
srInon ,r,;iu. io, II t- fc,ug. 81 tir Gosisl The
guide eycy qVr'on involved IN THE inter
Inc proper nee OF c press The circulation Of tracts ~
iecres aud aic,,-s when the interests Of
The 'urn ~ prtt"pl an eN'"Pio VI '0H'o'
cnt OF the ballot
These prncipIcs arouse considerable discussion.
bishop IIuntit gtsn, in an address dwct on the i'm
portanrc ~ between the church and
the poor aud spoke in stronS terms OF the e!oqnenee
earnc~tness and uusclnsh devotion shown by Dr. Me
Gl,nn and Henry George for the laboring His re-
marks were applaIdcd by many OF the clergyman pres
cni. IN; the Bishop interrupted MA 10 SAY thHt ne
spoke of these men purely rom o",i ,
The Rev Dr Goodwin said that the adoption OF Such
pla' form would 10 insult to the church IN Nishcr
said that the principles would be Interpreted rs an III
resolution OF Father Huntlngtons was adopted ds-
claIn. that tho association was orsanNcd lor
the Incubation OF religion and haa ho'nns
Mr.. Aukelcll read several PASSAGES rom
Moses ana the New Testament III harmony with the
views Henry George aud moved mat they ne lncot
poracd in The principles or the issoclhtloh INC nv
Mr. Harris spraug eNctedy 10 his fee and denounced
with ipnch energy such IL measure. lilo was calcd 10
order by Dr. DO Costa and reminded mat the ho'
ton of Mr. Auketrl had not been seconded
A number OF letters were received from 'lergym
who could not lie present expressing their sympathy
with the movement Bishop Potter wrote letter
but expressed no opinion ON inc Suulcc" IN, ano
by him. The Rev H. hener newton hopon ,nu u =,
gunization would provo basgageca car ana nave 20
be pulled, but would be III engine OF llscli otho
were received By tho Rev. DR. ". II. Huntihs ton the
Rev d. Parker Morgan. Row Arthur BROOKS anu
m. Rev Henry Motet. branch OF the association IL
was said. will he organized presently IN Boston,